UCSF Managing Children with Lower Limb Differences: Local to Global

UCSF Pediatric Limb 2023
June 2, 2023
Virtual – Live Stream
Course# MOR23013

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Friday, June 2, 2023
7 AM - 2:30 PM PT

Virtual – Live Stream
Course# MOR23013

Registration Fees

$200 North American Physicians

$150 Nurses/Allied Health Professionals

$50 All Trainees (US/International)

$50 International Attendees

Cancellations received in writing before the first day of the course will be refunded, less a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.

Please email your requests to [email protected]

Overview

An interactive, bi-directional learning opportunity, highlighting the global approach to management of children with lower limb differences, with international faculty sharing unique treatment options in diverse working environments.

This Course is Intended for
North American and International Orthopaedic Surgeons and Trainees, Physical Therapists, Orthotists & Prosthetists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, NGOs

 

Live Stream iconLIVE STREAM MEETING
This course will be offered as a virtual conference. Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with the attendees a week before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

 

Objectives

  • Identify the causes of pediatric lower limb differences (complex limb deformities)
  • Discuss the challenges and opportunities in the management of children with lower limb differences globally
  • Explore international partnership models rooted in birectional learning to enhance the care of children with lower limb differencees, irrespective of resourceavailability
  • Using case-based discussion, identify the potential complications encountered during limb lengthening and strategies to avoid them

Accreditation

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
 
Physical Therapists
This course has been approved for 0.6 CEUs (CPTA #22-636)

    Course Outline

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    Course Chairs

    Alexander Geraldi, PA-C
    Physician Assistant
    Pediatric Orthopedics
    UCSF, Department of Orthopaedics

    Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPH
    Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics
    Director, Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Center
    UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

    Faculty

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